Crosspoint Distribution Centre, Hayes

Welcome to the Crosspoint Distribution Centre Travel Plan Site. As your Travel Plan Coordinators we’re here to help you make the most of your area, by finding the best ways to travel to work as well as to local shops, restaurants and other facilities.

This page is designed for you! Think of it as your one stop shop for all the latest, up to date information regarding travel and your local area. On this page you can find information on:

  • Local area
  • Walking
  • Cycling
  • Bus
  • Rail
  • Car travel

Much of the information is provided through direct links to other websites, this ensures that the information we provide is up to date.

Local area

This Accessibility Map provides you with information on the location of your nearest amenities.

Accessibility Map

Walking

We recommend Go Jauntly (https://www.gojauntly.com/), a free, award-winning walking app designed to help people discover local walking routes and enjoy the outdoors. Users can create and share their own walks and participate in fun walking challenges. Available on iOS and Android.

The nearby Lake Farm Country Park and Grand Union Canel offer scenic walks perfect for a lunch time walk or to use when commuting to and from work.

Cycling

The Crosspoint Distribution Centre is situated in the vicinity of National Cycle Routes 6 and 61 and can be accessed via an 18 minute cycle ride (6.1km) along the cycle path adjacent to the Grand Union Canal. Why not give cycling a go and see if you can get to work faster!

The map below shows all the cycle routes surrounding the Crosspoint Distribution Centre. The full cycle map can be found here.

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Bus

The U5 bus service operates from Hayes & Harlington rail station to Uxbridge and can be caught from Dawley Road. Other local bus routes serving a number of locations including Hayes Town, Hayes, Stockley Park and Heathrow Central Bus Station are provided from Hayes and Harlington rail station, just a 14 minute walk (1.1km) from your workplace. You can find out more information about these bus services and where to find timetables in the bus section of this page.

Hayes Town is situated approximately within 16 minutes walking distance (5 minute cycle) from the Crosspoint Distribution Centre and offers a range of shops and services including Tesco Express, a variety of banks, McDonalds, Post Office, Costa and Hayes Town medical centre. So why not make the most of it by walking or cycling to the shops on your lunch or on your way home from work?

Rail

The new Elizabeth Line has been introduced into your local area with a brand-new tube station, situated adjacent the Hayes Railway Station. The new line provides direct routes to areas such as Paddington, Reading and more, with step free access.

Crosspoint Distribution Centre is a 14 minute walk (5 minute cycle) from Hayes and Harlington rail station. You can also access the station via the U5 bus route. Here you can find direct services to London Paddington, Heathrow, Reading and Didcot Parkway with the times and frequencies shown below.

Train Times and Frequencies

For live updates and journey planner services in and out of Hayes and Harlington rail station visit National Rail Enquiries and click on arrivals or departures accordingly.

You can also create a pocket timetable, which will allow you to create a personalised timetable for up to three selected departures and/or arrivals. This can be downloaded as a PDF and printed from here.

As mentioned previously you can catch the U5 bus service from Dawley Road with a number of other services as shown in the table below which can be caught from Hayes and Harlington rail station.

Car travel

The national shift towards electric and hybrid cars is inevitable. Why not make the shift now? Electric cars provide numerous benefits including:

• 0 emissions levels

• Cleaner fuel

• Reduces emissions

While there is not currently electric charging on site. Your nearing charging station is just a 6-minute drive away at Lidl Supermarket 1 Central Ave, Hayes. Visit http://www.zap-map/live to find other local charging points near you.

Lift sharing to work is a great way to encourage environmental sustainability and reduce costs. Buddy up with colleagues or other commuters heading in the same direction and split the cost of fuel and car where and tear. The following apps provide more information. These include:

• Mobility ways (https://mobilityways.com/)

• Blablacar (https://www.blablacar.co.uk/)

• Liftshare companion (https://blog.liftshare.com/liftshare/introducing-the-new-liftshare-companion-app)